Hey All -
Every few weeks or so, I'll get an email asking about the DIY power supply video and information I provide on my website (here).
When Jacobs-Online originally sold their step down transformers, they only had a single input on the primary windings. A few months back (maybe a year), they changed the primary windings to allow for both 120 and 220v input. Thus making the power supplies rated for international use.
My video only has a walk through for the old style transformer, but the website has all the diagrams necessary to wire the transformer into either 120v input or 220v input.
I am currently in the process of updating my video to account for this change, which will also include all the new diagrams I have posted on the DIY diagram page.
I hope this clarifies any questions, although I have a feeling I'll still receive emails until I get the video done... :P
Showing posts with label Website Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Website Updates. Show all posts
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Thursday, August 4, 2011
General Update & New Designs
G'morning everyone!
I wanted to write a quick update for those that might be wondering what is going on with the website and such. Much of this I'll have on my next most recent video update.
I'm sure many of you remember that back at the turn of the year I moved to my new home with it's sweet workshop... While this has been great in feeling like I "get away from it all" when I get home, I literally have gotten away from it all... haha! Not having the availability of internet out at the farmstead has made things incredibly difficult for me to create updates for the website and post new videos. That certainly doesn't mean that I'm not working diligently behind the scenes, but keeping everyone update has become more difficult than I originally anticipated. I am still taking custom orders from customers, and helping users with questions as they come. Just because I'm not posting videos doesn't mean I'm not here to help all of you should it be necessary.
I've started to build a database of users for my upcoming terrain website. I must give many thanks to Kamloopian as he is the grand father of terrain. It's just a shame that when he tried to make a community driven terrain wikia, it was the final straw that broke the camels back when he got hacked. As exemplified through his behavior, he is no longer making new terrain videos.
I intend on picking up where he left off and creating a mass terrain website, but not reinventing the wheel. I intend for it to be a source of information as well as a how-to website. I'll likely utilize many websites (i.e. Beasts of War, Miniwargaming) for their forum aspect, and drive users to those sites for forum based conversations as well as user submitted content. While maintaining my bank of content creators to link videos in specific fields (tree making, grasses, hills, full tables, buildings, sci fi, etc). Should you be one of these people, wanting to submit videos or written documents, please feel free to contact me and I'll add your name to the list.
If you read back in April I have a new cutter that I'm developing specifically for all of you, the hobby foam cutting enthusiast. I am currently in communication with a very well known terrain supply company and am creating a prototype for them. My hopes are that I'll have the yeah or nay within the next two months on the project moving forward. It is all very exciting, and I know I've been incredibly vague with this whole thing, but it's killing me that I can't share more specific details for legality reasons, but it'll be worth it.
Aside from the new hobby cutter I CAN'T write about, be sure to expect new diagrams and projects you too can build for hobby foam use. While videos will be slowly coming out, the website updates are a bit easier and I should have those coming soon too.
I hope all is well, take care
-carlo
I wanted to write a quick update for those that might be wondering what is going on with the website and such. Much of this I'll have on my next most recent video update.
I'm sure many of you remember that back at the turn of the year I moved to my new home with it's sweet workshop... While this has been great in feeling like I "get away from it all" when I get home, I literally have gotten away from it all... haha! Not having the availability of internet out at the farmstead has made things incredibly difficult for me to create updates for the website and post new videos. That certainly doesn't mean that I'm not working diligently behind the scenes, but keeping everyone update has become more difficult than I originally anticipated. I am still taking custom orders from customers, and helping users with questions as they come. Just because I'm not posting videos doesn't mean I'm not here to help all of you should it be necessary.
I've started to build a database of users for my upcoming terrain website. I must give many thanks to Kamloopian as he is the grand father of terrain. It's just a shame that when he tried to make a community driven terrain wikia, it was the final straw that broke the camels back when he got hacked. As exemplified through his behavior, he is no longer making new terrain videos.
I intend on picking up where he left off and creating a mass terrain website, but not reinventing the wheel. I intend for it to be a source of information as well as a how-to website. I'll likely utilize many websites (i.e. Beasts of War, Miniwargaming) for their forum aspect, and drive users to those sites for forum based conversations as well as user submitted content. While maintaining my bank of content creators to link videos in specific fields (tree making, grasses, hills, full tables, buildings, sci fi, etc). Should you be one of these people, wanting to submit videos or written documents, please feel free to contact me and I'll add your name to the list.
If you read back in April I have a new cutter that I'm developing specifically for all of you, the hobby foam cutting enthusiast. I am currently in communication with a very well known terrain supply company and am creating a prototype for them. My hopes are that I'll have the yeah or nay within the next two months on the project moving forward. It is all very exciting, and I know I've been incredibly vague with this whole thing, but it's killing me that I can't share more specific details for legality reasons, but it'll be worth it.
Aside from the new hobby cutter I CAN'T write about, be sure to expect new diagrams and projects you too can build for hobby foam use. While videos will be slowly coming out, the website updates are a bit easier and I should have those coming soon too.
I hope all is well, take care
-carlo
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
New Products
Hello!
Sorry it has been a while since my last post, but I've been busy at designing new cutters in addition to everything else going on in life..!
I am really proud of my most current design because I feel that it will be able to extend itself to the entire community. All the other designs on the website are easy to make, but realistically are just too difficult and expensive to ship to people across the country and globe... Taking that into account I've been trying to reduce the size of the hand held and table top cutter to become smaller and smaller and smaller so that they can not only ship in a box but also be functional to those that use them.
To give myself a big pat on the back, I've actually come up with a revolutionary design that I think will blow everyone away..! However, there is one catch...
I was about to post my design when I considered the profitability in this cutter. Not so much so that I intend on making millions!! off of my users and subscribers. But more-so that if one of the big box companies see or find my design, they might end up stealing it, patenting it, and selling it for their own profitability.
For this reason, I have delayed the release and production of my current invention and have sought the consultation of a patent agent. We have begun preliminary discussions regarding this invention and hope to have a decision in the near future regarding whether or not I'd want to proceed for a patent or release it to the general public.
I still have a lot more diagrams to make and descriptions to write in order to make it official, but I hope to have everything released to the public in the near future!
So SORRY! for the delay, but it will be worth it to all of us and the community in the end
-carlo
Sorry it has been a while since my last post, but I've been busy at designing new cutters in addition to everything else going on in life..!
I am really proud of my most current design because I feel that it will be able to extend itself to the entire community. All the other designs on the website are easy to make, but realistically are just too difficult and expensive to ship to people across the country and globe... Taking that into account I've been trying to reduce the size of the hand held and table top cutter to become smaller and smaller and smaller so that they can not only ship in a box but also be functional to those that use them.
To give myself a big pat on the back, I've actually come up with a revolutionary design that I think will blow everyone away..! However, there is one catch...
I was about to post my design when I considered the profitability in this cutter. Not so much so that I intend on making millions!! off of my users and subscribers. But more-so that if one of the big box companies see or find my design, they might end up stealing it, patenting it, and selling it for their own profitability.
For this reason, I have delayed the release and production of my current invention and have sought the consultation of a patent agent. We have begun preliminary discussions regarding this invention and hope to have a decision in the near future regarding whether or not I'd want to proceed for a patent or release it to the general public.
I still have a lot more diagrams to make and descriptions to write in order to make it official, but I hope to have everything released to the public in the near future!
So SORRY! for the delay, but it will be worth it to all of us and the community in the end
-carlo
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Trying something new...
Hello everyone!!
Thank you for taking a look at my new blog, here on blogger!
I have decided to use this as an easier way to post quick updates to the website. For those that follow me on twitter, know that the blog posts will be only specific to the website and/or website-related content. No fluff here..!
I intend on using this as an avenue to post new material, useful links, and other little snippets that otherwise do not have a formal area on the website. So this might end up becoming a catch-all for information, but I promise it will be useful to some!
Take care, and hope you have found everything useful. Dont forget to donate!
-Carlo
Thank you for taking a look at my new blog, here on blogger!
I have decided to use this as an easier way to post quick updates to the website. For those that follow me on twitter, know that the blog posts will be only specific to the website and/or website-related content. No fluff here..!
I intend on using this as an avenue to post new material, useful links, and other little snippets that otherwise do not have a formal area on the website. So this might end up becoming a catch-all for information, but I promise it will be useful to some!
Take care, and hope you have found everything useful. Dont forget to donate!
-Carlo
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